VALLEY CENTER: Power restored following overnight outage

An estimated 1,200-plus San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
customers in the Valley Center area briefly lost power early
Tuesday, according to the utility.

The outage was reported at 2:19 a.m. and affected the areas of
Lake Wohlford, Valley Center, Rincon, Pauma Valley, the La Jolla
Indian Reservation and Hellhole Canyon. As of 4 a.m., only 28
customers remained affected.

According to SDG&E, the outage was caused by a vehicle
crash. The California Highway Patrol reported that a vehicle
crashed into a power pole at Valley Center and Mac Tan roads.

Lines from the damaged pole were seen sparking but no fires were
started, a Cal Fire dispatcher said, noting that one person from
the crash was taken by paramedics to Palomar Medical Center. The
extent of the injury was not immediately released.